Category: Serious Brain Disorders

There is a story about a small community that was nestled at the base of a mountain. Down this mountain came a precipitous road that carried traffic from across the mountain and onto the plain. In the old days, an occasional horse and rider would slide off this road and fall into the town. The townspeople were caring and compassionate people and would gather up the injured and nurse them in their homes until they could continue on their way. As horses and wagon gave way to motorcars, there were more accidents and the village people built a hospital and organized a rescue squad to more effectively assist the injured.

The brain is an organ of the body, and just as any other organ of the body can get sick or be injured, so, too, can the brain.

Experience a mental illness and there is a good chance you will be put in jail – really! With a lack of community based treatment…